MED: Weak Depression over the eastern Mediterranean Sea

[DanieleItalyRm]

Thanks Rainband.
Another thunderstorm low ,developed in this moment: 09/09/2009
sea surface +27.5°C

[DanieleItalyRm]

Today! 10/09/2009

Storm warning METAREA III :
CYCLONIC LOW WITH CENTRE 1010 OVER NORTH SIDRA IS MOVING
SLOWLY NORTHEAST AND DEEPENING



extremly precipitations:

[DanieleItalyRm]

Storm warning METAREA III :
CYCLONIC LOW WITH CENTRE 1008 OVER NORTH SIDRA IS MOVING
SLOWLY NORTHEAST AND DEEPENING

Crete, Aegean Sea, W-Turkey and the east coast of Greece:
A cyclonic vortex below 3km moves along a weak baroclinic zone towards the NE, crossing Crete and it decays to the east later-on. Crete could see serious flash flooding, if this scenario verifies.
Slow moving storms are possible also over NW and W-Turkey with a flash flood risk. Latest SST data of the Mediterranean reveals temperatures of +25-30°C west of Crete, decreasing to roughly 25°C around Crete and even lower values over the central and eastern Aegean Sea but then increase again over the far eastern Mediterranean.

Cyprus and the far eastern Mediterranean:
Capped conditions persist probably well into the night, but global models still indicate isolated thunderstorms around Cyprus and northeastwards after midnight. Shear and instability all favor supercells with large hail, severe wind gusts and intense rain.


SIDRA
EAST NORTHEAST 6 TO 7 LOCALLY 7 TO 8 VERY SOON OVER SOUTH PARTS
CYCLONIC 6 TO 7 TEMPORARILY LOCALLY 8 LATER NORTH NORTHWEST 6 LOCALLY
7. POOR LOCALLY VERY POOR. STRONG THUNDERSTORM

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
CYCLONIC 6 LOCALLY 7 SOON 8 LATER FROM THE WEST NORTHWEST. POOR
LOCALLY VERY POOR.MODERATE LOCALLY POOR OVER WEST PARTS LOCALLY VERY POOR.LOCALLY STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST PARTS

SOUTHWEST KRITIKO
CYCLONIC 6 LOCALLY 7 SOON 7 LATER FROM THE WEST NORTHWEST. POOR
LOCALLY VERY POOR. THUNDERSTORM LOCALLY STRONG

SOUTH IONIO
EAST NORTHEAST 5 TO 6 AND SOUTH OF 36.00 LOCALLY 7 SOON NORTH
NORTHEAST DECREASING LATER. POOR. THUNDERSTORM LOCALLY STRONG


Storm warning:
All channels. On receipt. In Greek and English for N.Ionian Sea, S. Ionian Sea, Sidra, South S-W Kritiko and South E-S Kritiko

Navigational warning:
All channels on request and at 0500, 1100, 1730, 2330

11/09/2009

[DanieleItalyRm]

Today:
Storm warning METAREA III :
CYCLONE WITH CENTRE 1006 OVER SOUTHWEST KRITIKO IS MOVING
SLOWLY NORTHEAST AND DEEPENING



IS. CRETA:

[DanieleItalyRm]

today: warm core cyclone developed like a Tropical Storm over warm waters of the eastern Mediterranean sea..

[masaji79]

Perhaps the Mediterranean should be looked at more closely. Some of these systems remind me of Tropical Storm Marco, very tiny and forming rapidly. Since some storm spin up in the GOM why not the Mediterranean?